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CLEARWATER — When Community Redevelopment Agency director Amanda Thompson arrived at the city in 2018, she said a grant program designed to attract destination restaurants to downtown wasn’t working.
The Clearwater City Council voted to wait six months before considering moving last call for alcohol sales at beach bars from 3 a.m. to 1 a.m. The move is something police officials have asked for following a number of alcohol-related calls after midnight on Clearwater Beach.
Clearwater gives beach bars 6 months to get alcohol disturbances in check The City Council considered changing the alcohol sales cutoff from 3 a.m. to 1 a.m., but instead gave bar owners six months to reduce complaints. Â Â A look a some of the shops and businesses as beachgoers pass by on Mandalay Avenue in Clearwater Beach Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Clearwater Beach. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ] Updated Jan. 22 CLEARWATER â In light of consistent calls to police after midnight on Clearwater Beach, the City Council this week considered limiting alcohol sales to 1 a.m. rather than the...